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U. R. MILLER.

HOLDBACK ATTACHMENT FOR HARNESS.

No. 334,883. Patented Jan. 26, 1886.

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nrrnn' drains Arnivr CHARLES R. MILLER, OF LANSINGBURG, NEW YORK.

HOLDBACK ATTACHMENT FOR HARNESS.

QPECEFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 334,883, dated January26, 1886.

Application filed June 25, 1885. Serial No.169,723. (No model.)

To (LZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES R. MILLER, of the village of Lansingburg,county of Rensselaer, State of NewYork, have invented anew and usefulImprovement in Holdback Attachments to Animal-Harness, of which thefol-' lowing is a specification.

My invention relates to that class of devices which form a part ofanimalharness, and such as are used to connect the hames with aholdback-plate on which the end rings of the neck yoke slide as the pollvibrates.

My invention consists (as will be more fully detailed hereinafter inconnection with its illustration) in the combination,with a curvedholdback slide-plate that is made in two parts, of a snap arranged toconnect with the hame at each side of the neck, the shanks of said snapsbeing made long enough to form direct connection with the holdback-plateby means of a hinge formed on the snap-shank and said holdback-plate,with the finger-piece that operates the snap-latch located 011 the innerside of the snap proper instead of on the outer side or top.

The object of my invention is to make the connection between theholdback-plate and snapshank adjustable relatively to each other only onthe line of their hinged attachment, as distinguished from a pivotalconnection produced by an eye on the snap-shank,w11ich would allow theholdback -plate to swing around on the snap end, or the latter to swingaround on the holdback-plate.

Another object of my invention is to arrange the finger-piece of thesnap bolt on the inside of the latter, as distinguished from placing iton the top or outer side of the snap-barrel, where the han'lerings orlines can catch onto the finger-piece and disconnect the snap.

Accompanying this specification, to form a part of it, there is a sheetof drawings containing two figures illustrating my invention,with thesame designation of its parts by letterreference used in both of them.

Of these illustrations, Figurel is a perspective of my improved holdbackattachment with one of the snaps and shanks removed. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal central section of the snap and part of the snap-shankshown at Fig. 1.

The several parts of the apparatus thus illustrated are designated byletter-reference, and the function of the parts is described as follows:

The letter H designates the curved holdback-plate, which is constructedwith a recess,

R, in its upper surface, this recess being made i receivehinging-journals j at the lower end of the snapshank K, so that thesnap-shank and holdback-plate are free to move on such hingedconnection.

The letter I designates a strappassage for the bell-strap, which openingis made in the holdbaclcplate near one of its ends.

The letter S designates the snap, which has a latch-bolt, D, that isactuated by a spiral spring, 0, that operates to force the outer end ofthe bolt to close against the end h of the hook G, the spring encirclingthat part of the bolt that is within the cylindrical interior of thesnap-body in the usual manner. This latch-bolt D has a finger-piece, 1),that is pro jected from the side of the bolt through a slot, m, made inthe side of the snap'body to connect with its interior.

The letter 2) indicates the usual vent-opening.

As thus arranged, the holdback attachment has a hinged connectionbetween it and the snap-shank, and an adjustment thereat which islimited to the line of the hinge action, and this makes the connectionmore steady. The holdback-plate being made with a recess to receive anew wearing-piece when cut away by the yoke-chains thcreat makes theattachment last longer, and the snap, by having its finger-piece at theside instead of the top, is less likely to be disconnected by theharnerings or the lines.

The holdback is preferably made with the recess to receive an insertedwearing-piece; but the holdback may be made solid thereat, provided theother features of the combined parts are used as I illustrate anddescribe them.

WVhile I prefer to use a snap made as shown-with the finger-piecearranged on the side of the snap-bodyyet any kind: of snap may beemployed that will-co-nnect directly with the hame-rings, and which hasa long shank that is hinged to the holdback-plate, as I illustrate anddescribe it; and while I prefer to make the hinging-eyes on the-forkedends of the holdback-plate, and the hinging-journals on the elongatedsnapshank, yet, if desired, the forked ends for the hinging-eyes may bemade upon the snap-shank, and the hinging-journals on theholdback-plate. "In either instance the improved function ofthe partswill be the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination, withthe holdback-plate H, made with hinging-eyes E Eat each ofits ends, of the snap-shanks K K, made with the go journals jjat each oftheir lower-ends,- and having the snaps Srigidly-secured'to-their upper ends, said partsbeing constructed-and arranged to operatesubstantially'as set'forth.

-2. 'l he combination-of the curved holdbackplateH-,made-with thecentrally-located recess R, wearing-piece W, and with hinging'eyes withthe journals j at their inner ends and thesnaps S at their upper ends,said parts being constructed and arranged to operate substantially asset forth.

"3. The combination of the snaps S S, made with their finger-pieces atthe side, the snapshanks K, made with hinging-journalsj, andtheholdback-plate H, made with thehingingeyes E at each end, allconstructed to operate substantially in the manner as and for thepurposes set forth.

May, 1885, in the presence of the two witmesses-whose names are heretowritten.

CHARLES R. MILLER.

WWitnesses:

CHARLES S. BRINTNALL, -WILLIAM G. 'BUELL.

Signed at Troy, New York, this 2dday of E E at each end, and thesnap-shanks K, made

